Chuqi Pirwa (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Chuqi Pirwa (disambiguation).
Chuqi Pirwa

The Colca River and Chuqi Pirwa north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°25′23″S 72°10′5″W / 15.42306°S 72.16806°W / -15.42306; -72.16806Coordinates: 15°25′23″S 72°10′5″W / 15.42306°S 72.16806°W / -15.42306; -72.16806
Geography
Chuqi Pirwa

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes, Chila

Chuqi Pirwa (Aymara chuqi gold, pirwa, piwra granary,[2][3] Quechua chuqi, metal, every kind of precious metal; gold (<Aymara), pirwa deposit,[4][5] "gold granary" or "metal deposit", hispanicized spelling Choquepirhua) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Choco. Chuqi Pirwa is situated south of Chila.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)


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